54°35′53″N5°52′19″W / 54.598°N 5.872°W /54.598; -5.872
| Belfast Victoria | |
|---|---|
| FormerBorough constituency for theParliament of Northern Ireland | |
Belfast Victoria shown withinBelfast and Belfast shown withinNorthern Ireland | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1929 |
| Abolished | 1973 |
| Election method | First past the post |
Belfast Victoria was a constituency of theParliament of Northern Ireland.
Belfast Victoria was aborough constituency comprising part of easternBelfast. It was created in 1929, when theHouse of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 introducedfirst-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland.
Belfast Victoria was created by the division ofBelfast East into four new constituencies. It survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament, until theParliament of Northern Ireland wastemporarily suspended in 1972, and thenformally abolished in 1973.[1]
The seat contained the eastern parts of the former Victoria ward.[2] It covered an area equivalent to the current wards ofSydenham,Belmont andBallyhackamore together with parts of theIsland andStormont wards.
The seat was held in the early years byUlster Unionist Party candidates. However, there was always strong support for labour movement candidates, withDavid Bleakley holding the seat for seven years.[1]
| (1921–72) |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Dawson Bates | 6,046 | 61.0 | ||
| Local Option | James Price | 3,858 | 39.0 | ||
| Majority | 2,180 | 22.0 | |||
| Turnout | 14,251 | 69.5 | |||
| UUPwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Dawson Bates | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| UUPhold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Dawson Bates | 8,309 | 59.3 | N/A | |
| Progressive Unionist | Joseph McMaster | 3,434 | 24.5 | New | |
| NI Labour | Tom Boyd | 2,268 | 16.2 | New | |
| Majority | 4,875 | 34.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 17,921 | 78.2 | N/A | ||
| UUPhold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Robert Alexander (Northern Ireland politician) | 7,618 | 54.1 | +0.8 | |
| NI Labour | George Matthews | 4,342 | 30.8 | +14.6 | |
| Commonwealth Labour | Norman Black | 2,133 | 15.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,276 | 23.3 | −11.5 | ||
| Turnout | 18,525 | 76.1 | −2.1 | ||
| UUPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Robert Alexander (Northern Ireland politician) | 11,330 | 82.4 | +28.3 | |
| NI Labour | David Bleakley | 2,423 | 17.6 | −13.2 | |
| Majority | 8,907 | 64.8 | +41.5 | ||
| Turnout | 18,404 | 74.7 | −1.4 | ||
| UUPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Bill Henderson | 7,198 | 56.5 | −25.9 | |
| NI Labour | David Bleakley | 5,536 | 43.5 | +25.9 | |
| Majority | 1,662 | 13.0 | −51.8 | ||
| Turnout | 20,041 | 63.5 | −1.2 | ||
| UUPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NI Labour | David Bleakley | 7,487 | 50.5 | +7.0 | |
| UUP | Bill Henderson | 7,340 | 49.5 | −7.0 | |
| Majority | 147 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 19,652 | 75.4 | +11.9 | ||
| NI Labourgain fromUUP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NI Labour | David Bleakley | 7,882 | 54.2 | +3.7 | |
| UUP | Leslie Stewart | 6,668 | 45.8 | −3.7 | |
| Majority | 1,214 | 8.4 | +7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 20,053 | 72.6 | −2.8 | ||
| NI Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Roy Bradford | 6,892 | 51.6 | +5.8 | |
| NI Labour | David Bleakley | 6,469 | 48.4 | −5.8 | |
| Majority | 423 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 20,370 | 65.6 | −7.0 | ||
| UUPgain fromNI Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | Roy Bradford | 9,249 | 62.9 | +11.3 | |
| NI Labour | John Coulthard | 2,972 | 20.2 | −28.2 | |
| Protestant Unionist | Ronald Bunting | 2,489 | 16.9 | New | |
| Majority | 6,277 | 42.7 | +39.5 | ||
| Turnout | 19,504 | 75.4 | +9.8 | ||
| UUPhold | Swing | ||||